Zenit St. Petersburg’s Danko Lazovic wary of FC Apoel threat in the UEFA Champions League
Zenit St. Petersburg are set to participate in the UEFA Champions League and have been pooled alongside the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danko-Lazovic-c10188, believes that Zenit face tough competition if they are to claim
a top spot in their respective group.
The Serbian forward was talking to the media ahead of their upcoming Champions League encounter against FC Apoel. Having lost their latest Russian Premier League meeting against Lokomotiv Moscow away from home, the Bomzhi are looking to please the fans by
claiming a win against the Cypriot First Division champions in the cup tournament. Zenit lost 2-4 against the Railway Men.
The Russian Cup winner admitted that Zenit are tied up against comparatively weaker opponents. Lazovic highlighted that he is delighted to have avoid Real Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 in the initial stages of the Champions League.
Lazovic heaped praise on Apoel head coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 at the Cyprus-based club. The Serbian striker revealed that the Zenit are preparing hard for their upcoming fixture and hoped to claim points away
from home.
“We got a good group in which there are big European teams but it could have been more complicated if we were playing against Real or Barcelona. The Serbian coach, Jovanovic did a fantastic job at Apoel and I know that
he is a very strong coach. APOEL deserve respect because they try to display good football and I think that they are particularly strong in their stadium. I hope that we find ourselves above them. It's hard to imagine how the team will act in this Champions
League match.” The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 front man was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven player revealed that he has little experience playing in the Champions League with the Dutch club and expressed his desire to reach the playoff round in the Champions League.
Lazovic hinted that Zenit need to claim more than 10 points in order to progress from the group stage of the cup tournament.
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